Time funs...

The hecticity in our lives is running around a 7.8 on the Rusheder scale, which ranges from sleeping == 0 to everything flying apart from centrifigual force == 10. We have many irons in the fire, and no shortage of tasks needing attention. God bless ya if you can carve quite moments out of busy lives to, oh, I don't know, catch your breath, balance the checkbook, read a book, read The Book, study, learn to play a new instrument, learn to speak Russian, develop a budget, hike the A.T., blog. Some people seem to be able to pull it off in spite of their situation. Alas, I don't have youth on my side.

Work is going at a feverish pitch, with several major production deadlines begining on, hmm... mischief night of all nights. This should be the storm before the Holiday calm, but you never know. It's always a relief to get a major project pushed out of the nest. Especially when it doesn't nose dive into the thicket.

My bride's busy almost every day at the county fair (Oct 7-17), promoting our Shaklee business and products. Her team (downline) is doing very well. She's made director level in three months because of everyone's hard work, and she's got several folks very focused on building their own businesses and helping others. Really cool to see the ways this opportunity is taking off. There's a saying that can be applied to every part of life, but it's especially true with Shaklee that "he climbs highest who lifts another up".

I'm still working through some minor health issues involving tivial things like, oh, breathing, and hypertension. At least, as Erin my Eldest mentioned, I don't have asthma. Didn't really react to the methacholine challenge. Don't know what the outcome of the other tests will be, or how the side effects of BP meds can be eliminated. And guess what? A side effect of the BP meds is breathing troubles. Arrggh! Forget about non-med advice from doctors, they don't have any. Be careful, kiddies, it's not an easy road back when you've neglected exercise and diet for years. By the time you realize what's going on, you've got no quick and easy fixes.

My eight-year-old has discovered the percussion section on an old Yamaha keyboard, and as I write this, she's composing drum sequences for the unit's canned tunes that didn't have them to begin with. Ideas for Christmas dance in my head. And who needs iTunes? (Me! Me! And a 40gb iPod, and Bose headphones, and... stop! stop!)

Mark 4:39: He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.